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#-3 · 01-08-2026, 12:15 AM

I have generally really enjoyed the MCU, at a time Civil War and Infinity War were almost certainly two of my favorite movies ever. And I am definitely going to be there opening weekend to watch Doomsday, but am just not that excited for it.

I think people trash a lot of the new stuff a lot more than it deserves, especially phase 4, but the big sin of the MCU the past 6 years has been a refusal to let go of their first 12 years, and tell new stories. Now seemingly they are doubling down on that in the most aggressive way possible claiming another 15 years of separate content. I liked No Way Home, and like Deadpool Wolverine, but imo opinion those two films are one of the three biggest things that have undermined the continuation of the MCU project, in bringing in even more, and even more complicated canon to the story. The other two things being not following up on their new characters, and refusing to let go of there dead characters.

Stories need to respect the history of past films and even mention it sometimes, but they cannot complicate the history of past films, or contradict them. And new characters need 2-4 outings to become as beloved as some of the old ones.

01-08-2026, 12:15 AM	#6370
#-3 Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2008 Exp:	I have generally really enjoyed the MCU, at a time Civil War and Infinity War were almost certainly two of my favorite movies ever. And I am definitely going to be there opening weekend to watch Doomsday, but am just not that excited for it. I think people trash a lot of the new stuff a lot more than it deserves, especially phase 4, but the big sin of the MCU the past 6 years has been a refusal to let go of their first 12 years, and tell new stories. Now seemingly they are doubling down on that in the most aggressive way possible claiming another 15 years of separate content. I liked No Way Home, and like Deadpool Wolverine, but imo opinion those two films are one of the three biggest things that have undermined the continuation of the MCU project, in bringing in even more, and even more complicated canon to the story. The other two things being not following up on their new characters, and refusing to let go of there dead characters. Stories need to respect the history of past films and even mention it sometimes, but they cannot complicate the history of past films, or contradict them. And new characters need 2-4 outings to become as beloved as some of the old ones.